WO2007115111A3 - Capturing and presenting text using auditory signals - Google Patents

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WO2007115111A3
WO2007115111A3 PCT/US2007/065528 US2007065528W WO2007115111A3 WO 2007115111 A3 WO2007115111 A3 WO 2007115111A3 US 2007065528 W US2007065528 W US 2007065528W WO 2007115111 A3 WO2007115111 A3 WO 2007115111A3
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Benjamin P Foss
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An apparatus for capturing text found on an object. The apparatus comprises an image capture subsystem which includes a video camera configured to capture a plurality of images to form a video stream. The image capture subsystem is configured to generate a master image from the video stream. The apparatus additionally comprises an Optical Character Recognition ('OCR') subsystem configured to process the master image to form a digital text that corresponds to at least some of the text on the object.
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